Catholic Church

Pope Leo heads to Turkey, Lebanon in first overseas trip

During his trip, Pope Leo will promote Christian unity and urge peace efforts amid heightened tensions in the Middle East.

Pope given copy of US Senate bill on Minnesota shooting by co-sponsor Klobuchar

Pope Leo XIV and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) pose for a photo with a copy of a U.S. Senate bill commemorating the victims of the shooting at a Minnesota Catholic church and school, at the Vatican, November 21, 2025. Simone Risoluti/Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS

Pope urges ‘culture of abuse prevention’ in the Italian Church

Pope Leo XIV meeting the bishops of the Italian Episcopal Conference at the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi on Nov 20.

Belarus frees two Catholic priests serving long jail terms after visit by Pope Leo's envoy

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko waits for participants to arrive before a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Minsk, Belarus June 27, 2025. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS

In pulpits and pews, Catholic churches in the US urge compassion for immigrants

The Reverent Alex Santora delivering a homily about immigration at the Church of Our Lady of Grace and St Joseph in Hoboken, New Jersey, on Nov 16.

Vatican returns to Canada artefacts connected to Indigenous people

Pope Leo XIV looks on during a meeting with the academic community of Pontifical Lateran University in Rome, Italy, November 14, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Catholic bishops issue rare statement objecting to US immigration tactics

The statement is a rare pastoral document that the bishops can issue only at their annual meeting, in order to address pressing circumstances of the day.

Christians in Bangladesh alarmed after bomb attacks on churches, school

A woman mourns while sitting next to a grave as members of Bangladesh’s Christian community observe All Souls Day.

Pope Leo’s critique of Trump emboldens top US Catholics to help immigrants

FILE PHOTO: Law enforcement officers prevent religious leaders from entering the Broadview ICE facility and offering communion to immigrants detained inside, during a Catholic Mass, led by Bishop Jose Maria Garcia Maldonado, observed by interfaith leaders, community members, and volunteers, after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an increased federal law enforcement presence to assist in crime prevention, in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Illinois, U.S., November 1, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/ File Photo/File Photo

Jesus, not Virgin Mary, saved the world, Vatican says

In a new decree approved by Pope Leo, the Vatican's top doctrinal office instructed the world's 1.4 billion Catholics not to refer to Mary as "co-redeemer" of the world.

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